adjective
noun
Usage
Nepalese is used as a plural noun (a candidate favored by the Nepalese ), but it's relatively rare as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Nepalese ).
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Nepalese
Example Sentences
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The UK Foreign Office said it was working closely with Nepalese authorities "following concerning reports of British nationals who are missing".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The disaster was intially described as a flood on the Nepalese side, and a mudslide by Chinese authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the Nepalese side, authorities said Thursday that 468 tourists, 393 of them foreigners, were unaccounted for.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Abi Narayan Kafle, a spokesman for the Nepalese police, said 19 bodies had been recovered from the banks of the Trishuli River in the northern Nepal district of Rasuwa, which borders China’s Tibet region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Additionally, the government decreed that no more than four expeditions would be allowed on the Nepalese flanks each season.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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